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Alabama kiosks may shorten 88 days it takes some military to vote

January 6, 2009

The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser: Electronic voting kiosks are still under consideration to improve voting for overseas members from Alabama. A recent Pew Center study found that it can take 88 days from start to finish for some military members to vote. The study found that Alabama, the District of Columbia and 16 other states don't provide enough time for military members to vote. Alabama is one of three states — New York and Wyoming are the other two — that require everything to be sent using the U.S. Postal Service. Alabama is considering kiosks that use secure laptops and encrypted ballots.

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